Salt Cellar
ca. 1770-1784 (made)
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Double salt cellar with Cupid of tin-glazed earthenware painted with colours and gilded. Two baskets on a scrollwork base with three scroll-feet and Cupid between. Floral spray painted in each basket. Moulded scrolls picked out in gilt.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware painted with colours, moulded and gilded |
| Brief description | Double salt cellar with Cupid of tin-glazed earthenware painted with colours and gilded, possibly Niderviller pottery and porcelain factory, Niderviller, ca. 1770-1784. |
| Physical description | Double salt cellar with Cupid of tin-glazed earthenware painted with colours and gilded. Two baskets on a scrollwork base with three scroll-feet and Cupid between. Floral spray painted in each basket. Moulded scrolls picked out in gilt. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Stuart Gerald Davis |
| Production | Custine period. |
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| Accession number | C.282-1951 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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